Ireland: Parochialism

An article about Kristin Gore in the (Irish) Sunday Independent (registration required) is headlined, "The life and times of America's answer to our Cecelia Ahern". (Kristin is Al's novelist daughter. Cecilia is Irish Prime Minister Bertie's novelist daughter.)

That reminds me of the time our French teacher, Mrs. O'Hanlon, described the Champs Elysée as the "Grafton Street of Paris". (Don't get my wrong - I thought "Shapes" was great.)

And that, in turn, reminds me of when Jock hadn't studied for the vocabulary test and was asked the French for "Strawberry". Long pause, and then in a hopeful voice, "La Raspberreee?"